What will Matchweek bring?
Newcastle XI: Pope; Livramento, Schär, Burn, Hall; Longstaff, Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton; Gordon, Isak, Willock.
Arsenal XI: Raya; Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Rice, Merino; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli; Havertz.
Alexander Isak has now been directly involved in 18 goals in his last 17 Premier League starts at St James’ Park (16 goals, 2 assists).
What a header.
Anthony Gordon has played nine Premier League games vs. the ‘Big Six’ at St. James’ Park since the start of last season.
He’s either scored or assisted in eight of them.
FT: Newcastle 1-0 Arsenal
Arsenal’s only shot on target of the game came in the 27th minute.
Newcastle were fantastic.
Premier League matches in which Arsenal had just one shot on target since the start of last season:
• at Newcastle (4 Nov 2023)
• at Bournemouth (19 Oct 2024)
at Newcastle (2 Nov 2024)
Two trips to St James’ Park and their last away match before today.
| Newcastle’s home record in the Premier League against London clubs since last season:
WWWWWWWW
Goals scored: 23
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 5
Arsenal’s lowest duel win % in a Premier League game in 2024 (minimum 100 contested):
◎ 41.38% vs. Man City (March)
◉ 42.99% vs. Newcastle (November)
Mikel Arteta will not be happy.
Most Premier League goals scored for Nottingham Forest in the competition’s history:
◎ 24 - Bryan Roy (85 games)
◉ 23 - Chris Wood (48 games)
◎ 22 - Stan Collymore (37 games)
The Kiwi is closing in on the record.
2-0 loss vs. Bournemouth
2-2 draw vs. Liverpool
1-0 loss vs. Newcastle
Arsenal stumble again in the Premier League title race after dropping points for the third-straight week
Arsenal, Liverpool and Man City entered this matchweek as the top three in the Premier League table.
They all conceded within the opening 15 minutes of their games
Arsenal have lost two consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2022
The second game in the previous run also came vs. Newcastle
(via OptaAnalyst)
All four of Alexander Isak’s goals this season have come against opposition in the Premier League’s ‘big six’
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